由此看来

由此看來

yóucǐ kànlái

phrase HSK 7-9 #78,230

Meanings

1 from this point of view
2 judging from this
3 it seems that

Characters

to look; to see

to come (used as complement)

Literally 'looking at it from this' - a discourse connector drawing a conclusion

Examples

HSK 5

由此看来，他的决定是正确的。

Yóucǐ kànlái, tā de juédìng shì zhèngquè de.

Judging from this, his decision was correct.

HSK 5

由此看来，问题比我们想的更复杂。

Yóucǐ kànlái, wèntí bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de gèng fùzá.

From this point of view, the problem is more complex than we thought.

Tips

grammar

由此看来 is a sentence-initial connector used to draw a conclusion from previously stated facts. Similar to 看来 (it seems) but 由此 anchors it to specific evidence just mentioned.

Stroke Order

由 yóu

此 cǐ

看 kàn

来 lái